Posts by Sofia:

On this day in queerstory: fighting for employment equality in DC

December 3 has a way of spotlighting moments when queer people stepped into public view—sometimes through cultural disruption, sometimes through legal confrontation, and sometimes simply by insisting that their lives be seen. In the United States, the date intersects with a pivotal moment in the early gay-rights movement. On December 3, 1965, members of the […]

On this day in queerstory: equality spreads and Europe fights prejudice

December 2 is one of those dates where queer history unfolds on multiple fronts at once: legal breakthroughs, cultural provocations, and the kinds of public gestures that quietly shift national conversations. In the United States, one of the most significant events tied to this date came on December 2, 2004, when the state of Massachusetts […]

On this day in queerstory: world AIDS Day

December 1 has become one of the most symbolically dense dates in queer history — a day shaped by activism, remembrance, artistic resistance, and global reckonings with the AIDS crisis. But long before the world began formally observing World AIDS Day, the date had already begun accumulating moments that now read as early markers of […]

On this day in queerstory: protests against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

In the United States, one of the most biggest November 30 milestones took place in 1950, when the U.S. Senate’s subcommittee on “the employment of homosexuals in government” delivered its findings to Congress. The report, which helped codify the federal government’s purging of queer workers, was a chilling blueprint for what became known as the […]

On this day in queerstory: NYC’s first LGBTQ+ rights bill committee draft

November 29 has repeatedly marked moments of legal clarity, cultural expansion, and unexpectedly bold public statements from LGBTQ+ communities around the world. In the United States, one of the most significant November 29 milestones took place in 1973, when the New York City Council passed its first-ever LGBTQ+ rights bill committee draft, a precursor to […]

On this day in queerstory: fighting for HIV medication

November 28 has long been a date where queer culture, legal battles, and global activism intersect, revealing just how far-reaching LGBTQ+ histories can be. In the United States, the date is most often linked to a significant turning point in medical and political discourse. On November 28, 1990, ACT UP and a coalition of AIDS […]